Craig Police Department officers help control traffic Tuesday on U.S. Highway 40 as Colorado State Patrol troopers investigate the scene of a semi-trailer accident that killed 34-year-old Justin Dean Bliss, of Craig, near the western city limits of Craig.

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State patrol identifies victim as Justin Dean Bliss

A 34-year-old Craig resident died Tuesday after being hit by a semitrailer on U.S. Highway 40 in Craig, the Colorado State Patrol reported. Troopers reported that Justin Dean Bliss was walking at about 5:15 a.m. on the highway’s northern shoulder when part of a semitrailer heading west struck him.